Podcast appearances and mentions of michael mccullough

Independent Living Nova Scotia will host its 12th annual Art of Disability Festival at Pier 21 in Halifax this weekend. It's all about creating an inclusive space for artists with disabilities to share their talent. Host Jeff Douglas spoke with Hannah Hall, the festival's co-ordinator, and photographer Michael McCullough, who is a longtime vendor at the festival.

Imagine all the highly motivated, high-achieving students who can excel at the most challenging colleges but lack the financial resources to attend. Matching this type of talent with full funding from top-tier schools is the mission of QuestBridge. CEO Ana Rowena Mallari recounts the organization's 30-year scale journey, during which the program has fostered $5 billion in scholarships and helped 100,000 students. Co-founded by Mallari and Michael McCullough as a summer program at Stanford, QuestBridge now partners with more than 50 schools, transforming how colleges across the U.S. evaluate and admit their incoming classes.Read a transcript of this episode: https://mastersofscale.comSubscribe to the Masters of Scale weekly newsletter: https://mastersofscale.com/subscribeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Michael McCollough, Co-Founder and Chairman of KMC Solutions, joins us in this episode to share how they were able to become the largest proworking space provider in the Philippines. Michael will share his inspiring hustle early on being in tech and how he got into operating contact centers in the Philippines. He will also share how KMC started out from a big crisis and how they were able to start things off with his co-founders despite being bootsrapped. Michael also shares the amazing growth KMC had over the past few years and one of the biggest growth champions in the Philippines.This episode is brought to you by Sprout Solutions, Shoppable, and DragonpayFor show notes, go to Hustleshare.comHustleshare is powered by PodmachineListen to our brand new podcast: Founders Only HEREDiamond Supporters: Sarisuki, PayMongo, SeekCap, Shoppable Business, Qapita, GoTyme Bank, Sprout Solutions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Friend of the Show Michael McCullough joins us to talk Miami HEAT & Family Festival Mike commends the smart fans for the timing of their Chants We break down more HEAT Basketball as they are  We get Wade comparisons from McCullough as he compares the fan base's embrace of Jacquez to that of Wade's Tobin pitches another idiotic idea to Michael The guys reflect Leroy's involvement in the HEAT's black history event

In hour two, Crowder has all the guts in the world BUT Jokic scares the *&^% out of us. Plus, Michael McCullough, Chief Marketing Officer for the Miami Heat, joins the show to discuss the Heat brand and how Jimmy Butler's antics make for a perfect pairing with this city and organization. 

In hour three, Paul Maurice continues to grow on us after his comments on basketball. We play three calls from last night's game clinching Butler three: Jason Jackson, José Pañeda and Kevin Harlan - all three were spectacular. Then, Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer for the Miami Heat, Michael McCullough, joins the show to share a message to Heat fans: WEAR WHITE to Heat home games. 

Miami Heat's Michael McCullough wants you to wear white to The Heat Games plus he does not care about a 3 percent chance that The Heat can win The Eastern Conference Finals.

In hour 2:  The Heat's Michael McCullough talks about how 3 percent means nothing plus national pundits need to admit they are wrong about Miami.

The Miami Heat have a new naming rights partner and will be playing at the Kaseya Center. What is Kaseya and why should fans believe in this partner more than FTX? Wes Goldberg and David Ramil are joined by Heat Chief Marketing Officer Michael McCullough to discuss how this new naming rights deal came to be, key factors in the partnership and how fans can expect to be exposed to the Kaseya brand going forward.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!ebay MotorsFor parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let's ride. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. BetterHelpThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at Betterhelp.com/LockedOnNBA and get on your way to being your best self.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Last minute tickets. Lowest Price. Guaranteed.Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.Ultimate Pro Basketball GMTo download the game just visit probasketballgm.com or look it up on the app stores. Our listeners get a 100% free boost to their franchise when using the promo LOCKEDON (ALL CAPS) in the game store.PrizePicksFirst time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That's PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDONFanDuelMake Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Miami Heat have a new naming rights partner and will be playing at the Kaseya Center. What is Kaseya and why should fans believe in this partner more than FTX? Wes Goldberg and David Ramil are joined by Heat Chief Marketing Officer Michael McCullough to discuss how this new naming rights deal came to be, key factors in the partnership and how fans can expect to be exposed to the Kaseya brand going forward. Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! ebay Motors For parts that fit, head to eBay Motors and look for the green check. Stay in the game with eBay Guaranteed Fit. eBay Motors dot com. Let's ride. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply.  BetterHelp This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at Betterhelp.com/LockedOnNBA and get on your way to being your best self. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONNBA for $20 off your first purchase. Last minute tickets. Lowest Price. Guaranteed. Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKEDON15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. Ultimate Pro Basketball GM To download the game just visit probasketballgm.com or look it up on the app stores. Our listeners get a 100% free boost to their franchise when using the promo LOCKEDON (ALL CAPS) in the game store. PrizePicks First time users can receive a 100% instant deposit match up to $100 with promo code LOCKEDON. That's PrizePicks.com – promo code; LOCKEDON FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Don't miss the chance to get your No Sweat First Bet up to ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS in Bonus Bets when you go FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael McCullough joins me today. He's the Citizen Development Business Architect at Amtrak. We talk about low-code, training, Microsoft, and the challenges of running one of the world's largest citizen development departments.New book is out. Support the showMore about Conversations About Collaboration: Tweet at Phil Simon. Support the show via Patreon. Contact Phil Simon.

‘Tis the season for giving and…forgiving. But while forgiveness is something to which we often aspire, it can be harder than it seems at times. It's human to feel the tension between the urge for revenge and the intent to forgive, especially when the hurt or betrayal is great. That tension shows up in many religions too, though forgiveness usually wins. But it's not just a religious ideal, it's also a biological necessity. We'll talk to evolutionary psychologist Michael McCullough about the evolutionary case for forgiveness and why it's a show of strength, not weakness. And theologian Miroslav Volf about the Christian foundation for forgiveness, and the tools religion can offer when forgiveness feels impossible. Michael McCullough is a Professor of Psychology at UC San Diego. He is author of the book Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct. Find out more about his work on his website. Professor Miroslav Volf is founder and director of the Yale Center for Faith & Culture. Read his book, Free of Charge: Giving and Forgiving in a Culture Stripped of Grace, and listen to the Center's podcast For the Life of the World.

Chief Marketing Officer Michael McCullough joins the show to reveal whether or not tomorrows game will happen or not. Mike discusses the sting that he feels from the the buzzer beater days before at FTX arena. McCullough then reveals the Miami HEAT's campaign this year for new Mash-Up Jerseys and Leroy gets Michael in trouble with the Miami HEAT creative team. 

E112 The Inside Scoop on Citizen Development from Amtrak, PMI and TrackVia In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe welcomed Dali Ninkovic from PMI, Matt Hubbard from TrackVia and Michael McCullough from Amtrak. The topic of discussion for this episode is Citizen Development, what is it and why should you care as […] The post E112 The Inside Scoop on Citizen Development from Amtrak, PMI and TrackVia appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe welcomed Dali Ninkovic from PMI, Matt Hubbard from TrackVia and Michael McCullough from Amtrak. The topic of discussion for this episode is Citizen Development, what is it and why should you care as a project professional. Dalibor (Dali) Ninkovic is responsible for PMI Citizen Developer global B2C and Community business. Over the years, Dali has worked in the low-code and no-code industry through a variety of both, technical as well as commercial roles before joining PMI and firmly believes in democratization of software development. He is a strong supporter of citizen development movement with its hyper-agile approach to digital transformation.Matt Hubbard is a pioneer on a mission to usher in a new era of productivity through citizen development. Matt caught the citizen developer bug in 2011 after he built his first no-code app on TrackVia in 2011. The app took him 8 hours to create but saved him 200 hours of manual labor per year. Today, Matt is Head of Operational Excellence at TrackVia where he teaches individuals how to become citizen developers and organizations how to scale that capability in a safe and effective way.Michael McCullough is a Citizen Development Implementation Strategist who over the past 8 years has supported large project management offices by developing tools and processes which enable projects to be run more efficiently. His passion for innovation and problem solving has led him to embrace and become a global thought leader for Citizen Development. Seeing the unlimited potential in Citizen Development he has worked with Business Leaders, Project Managers, and other Citizen Developers to develop and implement CitDev best practices.In our discussion we explored what is Citizen Development and why is it important for PMI. We learned about the benefits Amtrak has reaped utilizing the low code, no code Citizen Development platform. Dali, Matt, and Michael share their experiences with onboarding CD within organizations and challenges to overcome. If you're looking to understand Citizen Development and why it matters to you as a project professional then this is the episode you need to hear.Listen to the full episode to hear the full story from Dali, Matt and Michael. Be sure to catch the complete conversation and listen to the full episode: https://www.thepmosquad.com/podcasts/project-management-office-hours/episodes/2147804173Connect with Dali: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalibor-ninkovic/Connect with Matt: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/

E112 The Inside Scoop on Citizen Development from Amtrak, PMI and TrackVia In this episode of Project Management Office Hours, PMO Joe welcomed Dali Ninkovic from PMI, Matt Hubbard from TrackVia and Michael McCullough from Amtrak. The topic of discussion for this episode is Citizen Development, what is it and why should you care as […] The post E112 The Inside Scoop on Citizen Development from Amtrak, PMI and TrackVia appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Brand Ambassador of the Miami HEAT, Vice President Michael McCullough joins the show to preview the upcoming merch HEAT Nation will be blessed with this upcoming season. 

VP and brand architect of the Miami HEAT Michael McCullough joins the show to discuss the return of basketball and preview the upcoming season. Michael gives us the inside scoop on the throwback merch set to be on sale this season. The guys get giddy over Bam Adebayo's 3pt shot and they wave goodbye to Jimmy's dreads.

When we heard that our Premier Partners at the NBA were clearing their game schedule on Election Day encourage folks to get out and vote, we KNEW we had to bring them on the pod to hear all about it. Luckily National Voter Registration Day's resident basketball fan and Miami Heat super fan Danny Navrrao was on hand to sit down with Michael McCullough, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for the Miami Heat. Covering everything from the NBA's historic role in civic engagement to the best place in Miami to grab a bite, this is an interview you don't want to miss! PLUS: Danny's Colombia travel tips, the virtues of all things pumpkin spice, and a love letter to Hot Pockets. Have questions or comments for the pod? Email us at podcast@nationalvoterregistrationday.org. For the latest updates on the holiday and the rest of the democracy work we do throughout the other 364 days of the year, you can sign up for updates at NationalVoterRegistrationDay.org Follow National Voter Registration Day on Twitter (@NatlVoterRegDay), Instagram(@natlvoterregday), and Facebook. And don't forget to check out our Official National Voter Registration Day Store on Bonfire. EPISODE NOTES: Celele by Proyecto Caribe Lab When To Share Your Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ Passwords (And When You Can't) Pumpkin spice won. It's time to accept it and move on Become a poll worker with Power the Polls To encourage fans to vote, the NBA won't hold games on Election Day BallotReady 2006 NBA Finals HEAT RE-SIGN UDONIS HASLEM Blackbrick Chinese & Dim Sum Hot Pocket Releases the New Deliwich

Interesting insight on the Miami Heat returning to their "White Hot Heat" playoff theme for the 2022 NBA playoffs with their brand ambassador and EVP of Marketing. 

The Miami Heat are "White Hot" again for the playoffs, and executive VP rejoins Five on the Floor to discuss the campaign -- its origins and the plan -- with Ethan Skolnick. What can fans expect? What role can they play, for home postseason games? Sponsored by City Cigar Lounge.

In Hour number 4 we are blessed with the musical talents of our very own Brendan Tobin. Next, Friend of the show and “chief evangelist,” for the HEAT, Michael McCullough guides and directs both internal and external brand communication and activation strategies as the Playoffs approach. He joins the guys to discuss the "White Hot" Miami HEAT experience. We then honor Gilbert Gottfried before getting into fearful Kevin Durant. 

Friend of the show and “chief evangelist,” for the HEAT, Michael McCullough guides and directs both internal and external brand communication and activation strategies as the Playoffs approach. He joins the guys to discuss the "White Hot" Miami HEAT experience.  

In this episode, Xavier Bonilla has a dialogue with Michael McCullough on cooperation and kindness with humans. They discuss his professional background and why he wrote his most recent book along with how one can understand kindness and cooperation. They discuss the four instincts of care, reciprocity, judgments, intentions, and character evaluation. They also discuss a taxonomy of emotions, compassion, empathy, and other emotions. They talk about the axial age and development of the golden rule. They also mention humanitarianism in the modern age, effective altruism and the future of compassion.  Michael McCullough is a Professor of Psychology and Director of the Evolution and Human Behavior Laboratory at the University of California, San Diego. He is an experimental psychologist whose work has been on forgiveness, revenge, empathy, and prosocial behavior. He has over 150 scientific papers to have appeared in publication such as the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology, and Psychological Bulletin. He is the author of numerous books including his most recent, The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented A New Moral Code, which can be found here. You can also find his work at his website. Twitter: @me_mccullough

This episode features Michael McCullough, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Wellstar Health System. Here, he discusses how the challenges of supply chain shortages have changed throughout the pandemic, how he prioritizes his time while dealing with different issues, his thoughts on leadership, and more.

Chief Marketing Officer for the Miami Heat joins the show to discuss upcoming events at Heat games throughout their lengthy home stand. 

We begin Hour number 3 defending ourselves from critics angry at us for taping interviews. Next we hear from Michael Lombardi as he details outlandish statements made to Tua by his former Head Coach....We immediately find out those statements may not be true. Next we get a treat as Architect of the Miami HEAT brand Michael McCullough joins the show to discuss upcoming plans for the Miami Heat home stand. Before he leaves Tobin is able to convince him to play his viral smash shit "StrusLoose" tonight @ FTX arena! We end the hour with Tobin graciously offering Leroy 6 empanadas. 

Architect of the Miami HEAT brand Michael McCullough joins the show to preview events planned for the upcoming homestand including Star Wars night and playing Tobin's viral smash hit "Strusloose" over the PA. 

Have you ever been out of work and collected SSI or SSDI? This podcast walks you through everything you need to know about returning to the workforce either part-time or full-time and how it impacts any of your local, state or federal benefits.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, Hoch and Crowder wanted to share some of the stories of what your favorite teams do charitably in the community throughout the year. Miami Heat EVP Michael McCullough joined the show.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Penny Lane gave up months of wages and weeks of her life to have her kidney cut out and given to someone she never knew, and who may never thank her. She is one of about 200 people in the US a year who give up a kidney altruistically. What motivates someone to do that? Evolutionary psychologist Michael McCullough believes that not only is there true altruism amongst the human species, but that it is a unique trait, an emerging and spreading trait, and it is selected for by evolution, even out-competing the more familiar traits of selfishness that drive evolution in other species. And the trait is responsible for moral progress in the world. Barry is skeptical, and calls friend of the show Kieran Setiya to talk him out of his skepticism, only to discover that, in many ways, humans are even worse than he thought. We may have evolved to demand altruism from others, but not be altruistic ourselves. This episode brought you by Scribd and Inkl. Get an enormous library of books, magazines, podcasts, and audiobooks. Try Scribd for 60 days free. try.scribd.com/hiphi Unlock reliable news sources from their paywalled sites, The Economist, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, and 100 more, a $12,000 annual value for just $75 the first year. Go to inkl.com/philosophy to get this deal. God and the Space-time Manifold is a summer seminar at Rutgers Center for the Philosophy of Religion June 13-24th, 2022. Twelve philosophers will lead discussions about God and the philosophy of time. They are looking for applicants. All professional philosophers and graduate students qualify. Sign up for Slate Plus, to receive ad-free version of this podcast and unlimited access to Slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Penny Lane gave up months of wages and weeks of her life to have her kidney cut out and given to someone she never knew, and who may never thank her. She is one of about 200 people in the US a year who give up a kidney altruistically. What motivates someone to do that? Evolutionary psychologist Michael McCullough believes that not only is there true altruism amongst the human species, but that it is a unique trait, an emerging and spreading trait, and it is selected for by evolution, even out-competing the more familiar traits of selfishness that drive evolution in other species. And the trait is responsible for moral progress in the world. Barry is skeptical, and calls friend of the show Kieran Setiya to talk him out of his skepticism, only to discover that, in many ways, humans are even worse than he thought. We may have evolved to demand altruism from others, but not be altruistic ourselves. This episode brought you by Scribd and Inkl. Get an enormous library of books, magazines, podcasts, and audiobooks. Try Scribd for 60 days free. try.scribd.com/hiphi Unlock reliable news sources from their paywalled sites, The Economist, The Atlantic, Bloomberg, and 100 more, a $12,000 annual value for just $75 the first year. Go to inkl.com/philosophy to get this deal. God and the Space-time Manifold is a summer seminar at Rutgers Center for the Philosophy of Religion June 13-24th, 2022. Twelve philosophers will lead discussions about God and the philosophy of time. They are looking for applicants. All professional philosophers and graduate students qualify. Sign up for Slate Plus, to receive ad-free version of this podcast and unlimited access to Slate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Miami Mashup day for Heat Nation as the Miami Heat unveil their city edition uniforms on the court for the first time tonight! Jeremy chats with the team behind the jerseys — Jennifer Alvarez, HEAT VP of Creative & Content and Michael McCullough, HEAT EVP & CMO — about every ounce of effort and creativity that went into the complete look. They explore the stories behind each detail and why the Heat are excited to be doing something no NBA team has done before. Miami Mic'd Up is presented by Col Bleu Vodka. Use the promo code "Bally20" for 20% off your online order at colbleuvodka.com.

The Heat's Michael McCullough walks us threw the new cross-over vice jerseys the team will offer and how you can be a part of The Miami team while still remaining an individual. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Miami Heat executive Michael McCullough joins Ethan Skolnick (Five on the Floor) and Allana Tachauer (Feel the Heat) to reveal what went into the team's new jersey, court and logo campaign, #MiamiMashup, which launches this week.    Sponsored by Dangerous Minds Brewing, Manscaped.com (5RSN), TherapistPreferred.com (5RSN), www.EverythingTradeshows.com (5Reasons).    Come to our watch party at Dangerous Minds in Pompano for Heat vs. Dallas.   #MiamiHeat #jerseys #NBA 

Miami Heat executive Michael McCullough joins Ethan Skolnick (Five on the Floor) and Allana Tachauer (Feel the Heat) to reveal what went into the team's new jersey, court and logo campaign, #MiamiMashup, which launches this week.    Sponsored by Dangerous Minds Brewing, Manscaped.com (5RSN), TherapistPreferred.com (5RSN), www.EverythingTradeshows.com (5Reasons).    Come to our watch party at Dangerous Minds in Pompano for Heat vs. Dallas.   #MiamiHeat #jerseys #NBA 

Michael McCullough, Chair of the Calhoun County Broadband Committee talks with Lacy James.

Thermoplast has been making vinyl extrusions for Canadian window and door companies since 1966. So the company is full of people the industry knows well, perhaps none so well as Jean Marois, the vice-president of sales and engineering, who has been a fixture on technical committees and association boards for many years. Marois and the Thermoplast team started a new chapter this year when they bought the Laval, Que., plant from its previous owner, Energi, when Energi's private equity owner divested its window manufacturing businesses. Now, Marois, together with his partners Michael McCullough and Martin Boulanger, are charting their own course. Marois joined the Conversation to tell us the story of how it started, how it's going and where things are going to go from here.

Guests this month include Steve Stowe, Vice President/Executive Director of the Miami Heat, and Michael McCullough, Brand Architect, Miami Heat.

The Voice of Inverness is an oral retelling of the great history of the Inverness Club, a club that has hosted US Opens, PGA Championships and this very week, the Solheim Cup. We are joined by Inverness Club historian, Michael McCullough who was kind enough to host me at the club and sit down for this fantastic interview. Some stories you may have heard - some I would all but guarantee you have not - this podcast is a bit longer than our average, but its so delicious I couldn't figure out where to make the cut, so you get it all!!! Our cover art for this episode is the oil painting recently completed my reknown artist Graeme Baxter.

In the second hour: Heat exec. Michael McCullough escapes the show and we learn something new about ravioli. After, Jai-Alai love and Crowder reveals a picture he has with Dwyane Wade. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hoch and Crowder randomly see Miami Heat executive and Chief Marketing Officer walking by the studio... he doesn't spend much time on the show.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features Michael McCullough, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain at Wellstar Health System. Here, he discusses his pride in his team at Wellstar Health, his current role, lessons he has learned, and more.

Dr. Michael McCullough is a professor of psychology at University of California, San Diego. There, he directs the Evolution and Human Behavior Laboratory, where his team studies the cognitive mechanisms that contribute to cooperation, altruism, and aggression. His work also addresses shortcomings in the measurement of forgiveness, empathy, and altruism. He has authored and co-authored five books on these topics, the most recent of which we discuss in this podcast. In The Kindness of Strangers, Mike traces the interaction of social challenges and reason throughout history. We discuss how these interactions have shaped what it means to be cooperative, and how cooperation may continue to morph in the face of ongoing challenges like poverty and climate change. The Kindness of Strangers on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Kindness-Strangers-Selfish-Invented-Moral/dp/0465064744 APA citation: Cazzell, A. R. (Host). (2021, March 30). Evolved Reason and Shared Challenges Yield Cooperation with Michael McCullough [Audio Podcast]. Retrieved from https://www.ambercazzell.com/post/msp-ep42-MikeMcCullough

Miami Heat Executive VP and Chief Marketing Officer joins the show to discuss the increase of fan attendance at home games & has details on the new “Earned Edition” Heat jerseys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Michael McCullough joins the podcast to discuss the difficult questions around the evolution and development of human kindness and morality. The post The Kindness of Strangers with Michael McCullough appeared first on Prindle Institute.

Michael McCullough joins the podcast to discuss the difficult questions around the evolution and development of human kindness and morality. The post The Kindness of Strangers with Michael McCullough appeared first on Prindle Institute.

How did humans turn from animals who were only inclined to help their offspring to the creatures we are today–who regularly send precious resources to total strangers? With me on the show today is Michael... The post The Kindness of Strangers with Michael McCullough appeared first on Examining Ethics.

Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of the Miami Heat See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest today is Michael McCullough.Michael is a professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego where he directs the evolution and human behavior laboratory. He studies the functions of human behavior and emotion using the conceptual tools of evolutionary psychology and cognitive science. Michael has conducted research on forgiveness, revenge, gratitude, empathy, religion, and morality. He's the author of Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct, and The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code, which is the focus of today's conversation. Michael and I talk about the field of evolutionary psychology and why it's considered controversial. We talk about Richard Dawkins and the selfish gene revolution, the evolutionary roots of altruism towards strangers, and we talk about the criticism that evolutionary psychology is a collection of 'just-so' stories rather than actual science. We also discuss the evolution of welfare spending over the past few centuries and about how it's possible for human societies filled with selfish apes to become more altruistic.#Ad -Today's episode is sponsored by our friends 1440. If you're sick of biased news reporting, 1440 is one of the closest things I've found to a truly objective news source. Their team of scientists and experts - not pundits - scours the media to curate a fact-based daily email newsletter. To join check out join1440.com/colemanRecording date : 12 Nov 2020

Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Coleman. My guest today is Michael McCullough. Michael is a professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego where he directs the evolution and human behavior laboratory. He studies the functions of human behavior and emotion using the conceptual tools of evolutionary psychology and cognitive science. Michael has conducted research on forgiveness, revenge, gratitude, empathy, religion, and morality. He's the author of Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct, and The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code, which is the focus of today's conversation. Michael and I talk about the field of evolutionary psychology and why it's considered controversial. We talk about Richard Dawkins and the selfish gene revolution, the evolutionary roots of altruism towards strangers, and we talk about the criticism that evolutionary psychology is a collection of 'just-so' stories rather than actual science. We also discuss the evolution of welfare spending over the past few centuries and about how it's possible for human societies filled with selfish apes to become more altruistic. Today's episode is sponsored by our friends 1440. If you’re sick of biased news reporting, 1440 is one of the closest things I’ve found to a truly objective news source. Their team of scientists and experts - not pundits - scours the media to curate a fact-based daily email newsletter. To join check out join1440.com/coleman

Author and psychologist Michael McCullough of the University of California, San Diego talks about his book The Kindness of Strangers with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. McCullough traces the history of human empathy and tries to explain why we care about the welfare of people we don't even know.

The Miami Heat, now 0-1, face the New Orleans Pelicans in the home opener on Christmas, so Ethan Skolnick and Greg Sylvander evaluate the concerns from the season opening loss -- and going forward. Then Ethan speaks with the Heat's executive VP in charge of marketing, Michael McCullough, about the team's social justice initiatives, the new jersey line and when fans might be allowed back in the arena. Sponsored by Biscayne Bay Brewing and PrizePicks.com (five).

Michael McCullough is a professor of psychology at University of California, San Diego, where he runs the Evolution and Human Behavior Lab. Mike and I had a chat about his new book, "The Kindness of Strangers." The title for that book as originally conceived was "Why We Give a Damn" -- and even prior to that "Why We Don't Give a Damn." I happen to like those titles, though I can understand why the publisher didn't, and so I thought I'd trot them out to have a modest life of their own. In this conversation, we talk about Mike's first inspiration to study psychology, the influence of Christianity on his personal development and later his study of religion, his approach to mentorship, where he thought the conversation surrounding the biological basis of altruism went wrong, and rethinking the parable of the Good Samaritan. More info: codykommers.com/podcast

Michael (aka Robert) McCullough knows what it’s like to be a star. He also knows how lost we are without Jesus as Saviour and Lord. Listen to his testimony. You will be moved by it.

Ten-thousands years ago, “I scratch your back, you scratch mine” was a survival tactic reserved for families. But soon our species learned friendly vis-à-vis with strangers offered even greater chances of success. Michael McCullough, professor of psychology at the University of California San Diego, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how our collective experiences have taught us to care for one another. His book is called “The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code.”

Jared talks with Michael, in a fun and engaging conversation, about what it looks like for someone who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder and what Michael has personally learned along the way.

How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care deeply about complete strangers? From an evolutionary standpoint, we shouldn't be kind to strangers. Yet, history shows, time and again, we are. Scientists see it as a puzzle to solve. Michael McCullough, Professor of Psychology at the University of California, San Diego, believes it's what sets us apart. He says, "[We] love to talk about ways in which humans are biologically unique, and there's a million ways. But I really do think that our regard for strangers, absolute strangers, is one of them." Michael is author of the book, The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a Moral Code. Drawing on multiple fields, he crafts a story of how our empathy for strangers has changed over time.  He covers a lot of ground, moving from ancient history to modern psychology. Ultimately, he arrives at the pandemic present, where he asks, "How are you going to bring the tools of reasoning, ethics, and science all together to make rational choices about collective courses of action?" A Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Michael is also the author of two previous books, To Forgive is Human and Beyond Revenge. Episode Links The War for Kindness by Jamil Zaki The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins David Sloan Wilson Group Selection Behavioral game theory Robert Trivers Code of Hammurabi Curious Minds Team You can learn more about creator and host, Gayle Allen, and producer and editor, Rob Mancabelli, here. Support Curious Minds If you're a fan of the show, there are three simple things you can do to support our work: Rate and review the podcast on iTunes or wherever you subscribe. Tell a friend or family member about the show. Subscribe so you never miss an episode. Where to Find Curious Minds Spotify iTunes Tunein Stitcher Google podcasts Overcast

Ten-thousands years ago, “I scratch your back, you scratch mine” was a survival tactic reserved for families. But soon our species learned friendly vis-à-vis with strangers offered even greater chances of success. Michael McCullough, professor of psychology at the University of California San Diego, joins host Krys Boyd to talk about how our collective experiences have taught us to care for one another. His book is called “The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code.”

Psychologist Michael McCullough joins the show to talk forgiveness, punishment, and how we came to care about the welfare of people we don't know. Also: a listener calls out our dubious math. Special Guest: Michael McCullough.

How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others? Since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. In The Kindness of Strangers, psychologist Michael E. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive by changing our behavior. As McCullough argues, these choices weren’t enabled by an evolved moral sense, but with moral invention — driven not by evolution’s dictates but by reason. Today’s challenges — climate change, mass migration, nationalism — are some of humanity’s greatest yet. In revealing how past crises shaped the foundations of human concern, The Kindness of Strangers offers clues for how we can adapt our moral thinking to survive these challenges as well.

Today's guest is Michael McCullough of the University of California, San Diego. We are discussing his book The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code. How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others? Since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. In The Kindness of Strangers, psychologist Michael E. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive by changing our behavior. As McCullough argues, these choices weren’t enabled by an evolved moral sense, but with moral invention — driven not by evolution’s dictates but by reason. Today's challenges — climate change, mass migration, nationalism — are some of humanity’s greatest yet. In revealing how past crises shaped the foundations of human concern, The Kindness of Strangers offers clues for how we can adapt our moral thinking to survive these challenges as well.

I chat with psychologist Dr. Michael McCullough about morality, empathy, and why strangers are kind of each other.  Follow Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ME_McCullough Mike's website: https://psychology.ucsd.edu/people/profiles/mmccullough.html Mike's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Kindness-Strangers-Selfish-Invented-Moral/dp/0465064744

Michael McCullough is an experimental psychologist who is concerned primarily with the cognitive foundations of human sociality. In addition to his pioneering work on forgiveness, gratitude, prosocial behavior, and morality, for twenty years he has studied the effects of empathy on how we treat others. Additionally, McCullough has also worked in recent years to shed light on scientific puzzles about self-control and about the social effects of a mammalian hormone known as oxytocin. Learn more: https://psychology.ucsd.edu/people/profiles/mmccullough.html HumanProgress.org

Have you ever given money to charity, or volunteered your services to an aid organisation or even donated a kidney to someone on a transplant waiting list?  What makes people commit such acts of kindness, especially towards complete strangers?  Well kindness “is as bred in our bones as our anger or our lust or our grief or as our desire for revenge", that is according to Michael McCullough, Professor of Psychology at the University of California San Diego & author of ‘Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code’. He joined Jonathan to discuss. Listen and subscribe to Futureproof with Johnathan McCrea on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.    Download, listen and subscribe on the Newstalk App.    You can also listen to Newstalk live on newstalk.com or on Alexa, by adding the Newstalk skill and asking: 'Alexa, play Newstalk'.

In this sweeping psychological history of human goodness — from the foundations of evolution to the modern political and social challenges humanity is now facing — psychologist Michael McCullough answers a fundamental question: How did humans, a species of self-centered apes, come to care about others?Ever since Darwin, scientists have tried to answer this question using evolutionary theory. McCullough shows why they have failed and offers a new explanation instead. From the moment nomadic humans first settled down until the aftermath of the Second World War, our species has confronted repeated crises that we could only survive by changing our behavior. As McCullough argues, these choices weren’t enabled by an evolved moral sense, but with moral invention — driven not by evolution’s dictates but by reason. Today’s challenges — climate change, mass migration, nationalism — are some of humanity’s greatest yet. In revealing how past crises shaped the foundations of human concern, McCullough offers clues for how we can adapt our moral thinking to survive these challenges as well. Shermer and McCullough also discuss: Darwin’s Dictum: All observation must be for or against some view if it is to be of any service. the problem to solve: why are people kind to strangers (i.e., origins of empathy, altruism, and kindness)? why we don’t need “divine command” theory to explain real morality, which can be derived through evolutionary theory plus philosophical ethical systems, evolutionary “by-product” theory: when we help strangers in the modern world we are following ancient rules of thumb that worked well enough in a world in which meeting someone for the first time was a reasonably good indicator that you’d meet them again, Frans deWaal and the “thin veneer” theory of human morality and civilization he thinks Dawkins holds, and why our morals are a thick veneer on our evolved nature, Peter Singer’s expanding circle, Norbert Elias’ The Civilizing Process and his etiquette books advisories, why stranger-adaptation and blessed-mistake theories are too simplistic, a brief overview of the past 10,000 years of moral progress, our evolved human instincts: (1) our social instincts for helping others in hopes of receiving help in return, (2) our instinct for helping others in pursuit of glory, (3) our ability to track incentives, and (4) our capacity for reason, the 7 Ages of human history: Age of Orphans, Age of Compassion, Age of Prevention, First Poverty Enlightenment, Humanitarian Big Bang, Second Poverty Enlightenment, Age of Impact, and the end of poverty, UBI, and other social tools for creating a more just society of strangers. Michael McCullough is a professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego. The winner of numerous distinctions for his research and writing, he is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. He lives in La Jolla, California.

------------------Support the channel------------ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thedissenter SubscribeStar: https://www.subscribestar.com/the-dissenter PayPal: paypal.me/thedissenter PayPal Subscription 1 Dollar: https://tinyurl.com/yb3acuuy PayPal Subscription 3 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ybn6bg9l PayPal Subscription 5 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/ycmr9gpz PayPal Subscription 10 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y9r3fc9m PayPal Subscription 20 Dollars: https://tinyurl.com/y95uvkao ------------------Follow me on--------------------- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thedissenteryt/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheDissenterYT Anchor (podcast): https://anchor.fm/thedissenter Dr. Michael McCullough is a professor of psychology at the University of California San Diego, where he directs the Evolution and Human Behavior Laboratory. Most of the research they conduct in the lab is focused on extending an evolutionary analysis to some of the key psychological features of human social life. He is the author of several books, including “Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct,” and, the most recent one, “The Kindness of Strangers: How a Selfish Ape Invented a New Moral Code”. In this episode, we focus on Dr. McCullough's new book, The Kindness of Strangers. We talk about the evolutionary bases of altruism, including kin selection, reciprocal altruism, indirect reciprocity, and group selection. We discuss how empathy works, and the people we tend to empathize and help the most. We then go through seven ages and eras that Dr. McCullough presents on the book as having influenced the cultural evolution of our altruism: the Age of Orphans, the Age of Compassion; the Age of Prevention, the First Poverty Enlightenment Era, the Humanitarian Big Bang, the Second Poverty Enlightenment, and the Age of Impact. In our current age, we focus on the role that the internet and social media play, and also on effective altruism. Finally, we talk about practical reasoning, and the issues we have to deal with in the future.

Heat playoff preview. Tim Hardaway joins the show. Michael McCullough joins the show. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of the Miami Heat talks about the Heat being united in black and how the Heat are helping with voters. See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

A packed episode, in which Ethan, Alex and Greg start with injury and quarantine updates regarding Jimmy Butler, Goran Dragic and Kendrick Nunn -- and then move to Tyler Herro's eye-opening work as a point guard in Saturday's loss to Phoenix. Is Herro the answer there? Will he continue to start? Where will Nunn play? And how do the Heat handle the last three seeding games, two against the Indiana Pacers? Then: Ethan interviews Heat executive VP Michael McCullough about the team's voting initiative, as well as its marketing work during Bubble season. Sponsored by SafeCubbies.com and Biscayne Bay Brewing.   

Gratitude Neuroscientists have found that if you really feel it when you say it, you'll be happier and healthier. The regular practice of expressing gratitude is not a New Age fad; it's a facet of the human condition that reaps true benefits to those who mean it. Psychologists Dr. Robert Emmons of the University of California at Davis and Dr. Michael McCullough of the University of Miami published a study in 2015 that looked at the physical outcomes of practicing gratitude. One third of the subjects in the study were asked to keep a daily journal of things that happened during the week for which they were grateful. Another third was asked to write down daily irritations or events that had displeased them. The last third of the group was asked to write down daily situations and events with no emphasis on either positive or negative emotional attachment. At the end of the 10-week study, each group was asked to record how they felt physically and generally about life. The gratitude group reported feeling more optimistic and positive about their lives than the other groups. In addition, the gratitude group was more physically active and reported fewer visits to a doctor than those who wrote only about their negative experiences. (1) They found that gratitude literally re-wires your brain to be happier: In times of hardship or stress it might seem difficult to be grateful. But if you really think about it, we all have something to be grateful for. . Here are three easy ways to put yourself in the mindfulness of gratitude. Keep a daily journal of things you are grateful for—list at least three. The best times for writing in your journal are in the morning as your day begins or at night before sleep. Make it a point to tell people in your life what you appreciate about them on a daily basis. When you look in the mirror, give yourself a moment to think about a quality you like about yourself or something you have recently accomplished. For 47 tips on how to make gratitude a part of your day, go to...sayitwithgratitude.com I'm Scott Colby with Say It With Gratitude and this has been your Daily Gratitude Minute. Cheers.

Many scientific studies, including research by renowned psychologists Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough, have found gratitude is one of the highest forms of healing known to man. People who consciously focus on gratitude experience greater emotional well-being and physical health than those who don't. In fact, it's more than just a feeling, their research has shown that people who consistently practice gratitude; Feel better about their lives as a whole Experience more significant levels of joy and happiness Felt optimistic about the future Got sick less often Exercised more regularly Had more energy, enthusiasm, determination, and focus Made more considerable progress toward achieving important personal goals Slept better and awoke feeling refreshed Felt stronger during trying times Enjoyed closer family ties Were more likely to help others and offer emotional support Experienced fewer symptoms of stress If we link this back to health, then we know gratitude must be part of the equation. It's essential if you want more happiness, joy, and energy. Inside today's podcast, we dive into why gratitude is better than a diet and your challenge to start practicing gratitude today.   Learn more: https://simplerootswellness.com/155

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We're grateful for our partners that helped make National Mentoring Month a success, and now as we begin Black History Month, we have with us Michael McCullough, CMO of our great partner The Heat Group.

On this episode we talk about Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) with board-certified Ob/Gyn Dr. Michael McCullough. We scratch the surface on PCOS symptoms and treatment with oral contraceptives (OCPs). Most importantly, we demystify some common misconceptions of OCP use that all women can benefit from. Want us to talk about other women health topic? let us know: https://linktr.ee/drirenelazarus Dr. McCullough details: Office 643 S. Great Southwest Parkway Suite 101 Grand Prairie, Tx 972.988.1588 mrmgyn.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/santopia/support

Jordan steps through the development of the American Beer market, from the end of prohibition to the present day, with the help of special guest Professor Michael McCullough of Cal-Poly, SLO. They discuss factors that led to the emergence of the craft beer movement, and whether a similar movement could be created in other food products. Statistics for this episode are from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics' Industry on Tap: Breweries by Erin Delaney and Matt Haines. Historical facts are from Economic Perspectives on Craft Beer, Chapter 2 by C. Garavaglia and J. Swinnen (eds.).

Vad är modellen för att tillaga den perfekta pastan? Blir människan mer förlåtande om hon står på ett schackbräde? Och vad har spelteori och datorer över huvud taget med detta att göra? Detta är podden där en Teolog och en Ingenjör provtänker. Detta avsnitt är det första av två på temat "Förlåtelse som strategi". Under samtalet så refererar vi till ett kapitel ur en bok som heter "Beyond Revence - The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct" av författaren Michael McCullough. Och där det femte kapitlet som handlar om att använda spelteori för att studera förlåtelse som strategi. Välkomna!

Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman) is often referred to as "The Oracle of Silicon Valley" by tech insiders, who look at his company-building and investing track record (Facebook, Airbnb, Flickr, etc.) with awe. Reid is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of LinkedIn, which has more than 300 million users. He was previously Executive Vice President at PayPal, which was purchased by eBay for $1.5 billion. There, he was nicknamed "firefighter-in-chief" by CEO Peter Thiel. Noted venture capitalist David Sze says of Reid, "[he] is arguably the most successful angel investor in the past decade." They are now both partners at Greylock Partners. In this podcast, he is joined by Michael McCullough, MD, a close friend, co-founder of QuestBridge.org, and a successful investor with training as an ER physician. Michael is as an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF and previously served as the on-call ER physician to the Dalai Lama. Michael is also a Rhodes Scholar, Kaufman Fellow, and Ashoka Fellow. An avid meditator, he is particularly interested in investing in technologies and companies pertaining to the mind. We cover A LOT, including: Meeting Mark Zuckerberg for the first time and deciding to invest in Facebook "Fire-fighting" in startups and beyond Using board games to develop strategy Reid's view of what Uber has done well and what they could improve Some of Reid's suggested philosophers for entrepreneurs Non-technical founders and symbolic systems Going "off algorithm" in the ER to manage life-and-death decisions The 3 types of CEOs What Reid has learned from his network, including the founders of Airbnb, Kiva.org, etc. And, of course, we discuss QuestBridge, as Reid and I are both on the advisory board. All show notes, links, and resources from this episode can be found at http://fourhourworkweek.com/podcast This podcast is brought to you by MeUndies. Have you ever wanted to be as powerful as a mullet-wearing ninja from the 1980’s, or as sleek as a black panther in the Amazon? Of course you have, and that’s where MeUndies comes in. I’ve spent the last 2-3 weeks wearing underwear from these guys 24/7, and they are the most comfortable and colorful underwear I’ve ever owned. Their materials are 2x softer than cotton, as evaluated using the Kawabata method. Check out MeUndies.com/Tim to see my current faves (some are awesomely ridiculous) and, while you’re at it, don’t miss lots of hot ladies wearing MeUndies. This podcast is also brought to you by 99Designs, the world’s largest marketplace of graphic designers. Did you know I used 99Designs to rapid prototype the cover for The 4-Hour Body? Here are some of the impressive results. Click this link and get a free $99 upgrade. Give it a test run... Enjoy!***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Interested in sponsoring the podcast? Visit tim.blog/sponsor and fill out the form.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferriss

If you want to jump out of bed in the morning shouting ‘I love my life’ at the top of your voice (and mean it) - the time and place to start is here and now.  It’s brilliant to have a vision of how you want life to look – and goals to get you there. It’s great to use tools like affirmations and visualization to put you in the right frame of mind to achieve those goals. But it’s not just about looking forward to happiness in some future time. It’s about where you are now, being happy with who you are and what you have now. And this is where gratitude is the best attitude kicks in. Gratitude and appreciation give you a simple yet amazing mind management tool with the power to change how you feel right now and carry you forward towards your goals. ‘I don't have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness - it's right in front of me if I'm paying attention and practicing gratitude.’ Brene Brown Gratitude is one of the universal themes from our shared experience of what it means to be human. It crosses cultures, gender and age, and features in the world’s great religious traditions. Every language in the world has a way of saying ‘thank you’. But despite the fact it’s easy to say, and we throw out cursory ‘thank you’s everyday, it’s not so easy to feel and experience.  To make gratitude a deliberate part of our daily lives takes practice. So is it worth it? Psychologists have quantified benefits in the well-being of those who carry out simple but regular gratitude practices like writing down 3 good things that happened to them a day.  Writing down 5 things they were grateful for once a week for ten weeks, had a measurable positive impact on the happiness and health levels of a group studied by Robert Emmons and Michael McCullough of the University of California. And if when it comes to managing your mind, gratitude is the best attitude to focus you on the good things in your life and train your mind to look for more of the same. ‘Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.’ Zig Ziglar Gratitude and appreciation act as a bridge from the here and now to where you want to be. They put you in a good place by realising and feeling great about all the marvellous things in your present life. This doesn’t mean you don’t want to make changes but that you’ll be in a better place from which to start making those changes whilst experiencing present life to the full. “Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.” ~ Voltaire Episode 34 of the Changeability Podcast We talk about all this and more in episode 34 of the Changeability Podcast – where we ask if gratitude is the best attitude. Links and resources Emmons, R. A. (2007). THANKS! How the New Science of Gratitude Can Make You Happier. New York: Houghton Mifflin Company. Episode 33 - The Time of Your Life Appreciate to Accumulate – a guided gratitude MP3 to kick-start the appreciation habit

For several hundred years, much of scientific advance has been about exploring human beings, including their actions and choices, in terms of mechanism — our bodies, our brains, physical processes. Research psychologist Michael McCullough believes that understanding our minds as mechanistic creates moral possibility. He’s led groundbreaking studies on the evolution and cultivation of moral behaviors such as forgiveness and gratitude. Arthur Zajonc is a physicist and contemplative, who believes that the farthest frontiers of science are bringing us back to a radical reorientation towards life and the foundations for our moral life.

Arthur Zajonc is president of the Mind and Life Institute. He is emeritus professor of physics at Amherst College, where he taught from 1978 to 2012. His books include “Meditation as Contemplative Inquiry: When Knowing Becomes Love” and “The Heart of Higher Education: A Call to Renewal.” Michael McCullough is professor of psychology at the University of Miami, where he directs the Evolution and Human Behavior Laboratory. He’s the author of “Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct.” This interview is edited and produced with music and other features in the On Being episode “Arthur Zajonc + Michael McCullough — Mind and Morality: A Dialogue.” Find more at onbeing.org.

Michael McCullough describes science that helps us comprehend how revenge came to have a purpose in human life. At the same time, he stresses, science is also revealing that human beings are more instinctively equipped for forgiveness than we’ve perhaps given ourselves credit for. Knowing this suggests ways to calm the revenge instinct in ourselves and others and embolden the forgiveness intuition.

Michael McCullough describes science that helps us comprehend how revenge came to have a purpose in human life. At the same time, he stresses, science is also revealing that human beings are more instinctively equipped for forgiveness than we’ve perhaps given ourselves credit for. Knowing this suggests ways to calm the revenge instinct in ourselves and others and embolden the forgiveness intuition. Krista’s unedited conversation with Michael McCullough, author of “Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct.” Krista spoke with him on August 29, 2008 from the studios of American Public Media in St. Paul, Minnesota, and he was in the studios of WLRN in Miami, Florida. This interview is included in our program “Getting Revenge and Forgiveness.” See more at onbeing.org/program/getting-revenge-and-forgiveness/104

In our very first interview we chat with Professor Michael McCullough of the University of Miami, who explains why it's so darn pleasurable to watch your enemies suffer.

With the advent of large, sedentary, agrarian societies, humans began to encounter novel problems related to cooperation and the restraint of impulses. One possibility we have been exploring for the historical correlation between the advent of these societies and their religious innovations is that the beliefs that characterize modern religiousness (namely, belief in moralizing gods and in the afterlife) were (and perhaps still are) put to use in these societies to encourage the new forms of cooperation and restraint that led to cultural success. In this talk I will discuss our research on the cross-cultural role of belief in high Gods in the inculcation of specific virtues related to self-control and prosociality during child development, and the associations of religious participation (and specific forms of religious cognition) with impulsive economic decision-making and specific forms of sexually motivated "showing off" among young men. I will also present work suggesting that people use visible markers of devout religious commitment as cues that the bearer of those markers can be trusted in economic transactions. Michael McCullough is a professor of psychology at the University of Miami, where he directs the Evolution and Human Behavior Laboratory and coordinates the Evolution and Behavior emphasis within the Psychology Department’s PhD Program. He holds a secondary appointment in UM’s Department of Religious Studies. Professor McCullough’s research—all of which is heavily influenced by evolutionary approaches to understanding human cognition and behavior—focuses on (a) psychological mechanisms related to social exchanges of costs and benefits (for example, forgiveness, revenge, and gratitude); (b) religion; (c) self-control; and (d) adolescent risk behavior. Professor McCullough’s research has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the John Templeton Foundation, and the Fetzer Institute.